Новости за 04.05.2017

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea stayed put in the latest FIFA rankings announced Thursday. South Korea came in at 43rd place with 700 points, the same as the previous month. South Korea didn't play any matches in April. There were also no

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday called on foreign envoys from the 15 member states of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) to play an "active" role in coping with North Korea's evolving m

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead paras to highlight the end of the first day of early voting; UPDATES with additional information, more details in paras 2-7) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 5 million South Koreans cast their ballots Thursday in early vot

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Yoo's campaign in last 3 paras; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Centrist presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo Thursday promised to open his administration to two rival contenders if elected next week. In a Fac

By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares on Thursday hit a record high on increased foreign buying and robust corporate earnings in six years. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 21.57 points, or 0.97

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football club Seongnam FC said on Wednesday they have filed an appeal with the K League, the operator of the country's professional football leagues, over their opponents' fielding of an ineligible player in a play

SEONGNAM, South Korea, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Former PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun said Thursday he'd like to regain his full-time status on the PGA Tour in the near future. Yang, who famously held off then-world No. 1 Tiger Woods to capture the

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of vehicles sold in China by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. in April fell 65 percent on-year due to the ongoing diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system, the

(ATTN: EXPANDS time line; UPDATES with China's reactio in paras 6-9) SEOUL/BEIJING, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday that it was rare for North Korea to directly criticize China, one day after Pyongyang claimed that B

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- When Kim Ae-ja was led by her close friend to a class to learn Korean "Minhwa" folk painting 20 years ago, she knew nothing about the painting style. All she knew was that she always liked painting and Minhwa w

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (LEAD) Seoul stocks hit record high on foreign buying SEOUL -- South Korean stocks hit an all-time high Thursday helped by forei

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in paras 12-16) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday dismissed growing speculation about differences between Seoul and Washington over the cost for a

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit an all-time high Thursday helped by foreign buying and robust corporate earnings. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

GEOJE, South Korea, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday raided several offices of Samsung Heavy Industries over a deadly crane accident that occurred at one of its shipyards this week. On Monday, two cranes collided at the shipyard in the southeas

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes on Thursday acquired former major league pitcher Jake Brigham, a day after releasing another ex-big leaguer Sean O'Sullivan. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said Brigham ha

POSCO DAEWOO 24,150 UP 100 CJ CheilJedang 343,500 UP 1,500 DongwonF&B 267,500 UP 14,500 KEPCO KPS 58,800 UP 2,300 LGH&H 916,000 UP 66,000 LGCHEM 276,000 UP 1,000 KEPCO E

UNID 46,700 UP 350 IS DONGSEO 45,050 UP 1,350 LG Innotek 129,500 UP 1,000 LOTTE CHEMICAL Corp 352,500 DN 5,000 HYUNDAI WIA 65,000 DN 100 KEPCO 44,450 DN 300 Samsung

KAL 32,800 UP 1,950 YungjinPharm 8,670 UP 100 LG Corp. 68,500 UP 100 S&TDynamics 9,070 UP 50 IBK 12,650 UP 50 SsangyongMtr 7,540 DN 90 Boryung

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. CJ korea express 168,000 0 Yuhan 234,000 UP 2,000 SLCORP 18,200 DN 400 HITEJI

HyundaiEng&Const 47,600 DN 700 SamsungF&MIns 269,000 0 HANALL BIOPHARMA 12,600 0 Kogas 45,900 DN 500 Hanwha 40,050 0 Dongbu HiTek 21,800 UP 750 CJ

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit an all-time high Thursday helped by foreign buying and robust corporate earnings. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 21.57 points, or 0.

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday dismissed growing speculation about differences between Seoul and Washington over the cost for a U.S missile defense system deployed in the nation.

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Thursday that the government is preparing for every possible scenario, including the renegotiation of a free trade deal with the United States. "Seoul is studying every aspect of the pact a

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